conjoin

Everyday

1. (formal) To join or combine two or more things together into one: «two ideas conjoined». tree →
2. Conjoined twins: twins who are born with their bodies joined together at some part. tree →

In the lessons

It is a rare, formal word. Pupils mostly meet it in science or news as «conjoined twins», who sometimes have operations to separate them. In grammar, words that join ideas are called «conjunctions» (and, but, because), which comes from the same root. Phrases: «conjoined twins», «conjoined with».

Examples

• The two rivers conjoin just below the bridge. tree →
• Conjoined twins share part of their body. tree →
• Surgeons spent hours separating the conjoined twins. tree →
• In the poem, joy and sadness are conjoined. tree →
• The two villages conjoined to make one town. tree →
• The ancient symbol shows two circles conjoined. tree →

Note

Formal and rare; in everyday speech say «join» or «combine». Past form: conjoined. The older term «Siamese twins» is now replaced by «conjoined twins» because it is considered outdated. Related grammar word: «conjunction».

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, the ten Sefirot are tied together like a flame to a burning coal, which is read as saying that God is one and cannot be split. In the primary lessons: It is a rare, formal word. Pupils mostly meet it in science or news as «conjoined twins», who sometimes have operations to separate them. In grammar, words that join ideas are called «conjunctions» (and, but, because), which comes from the same root. Phrases: «conjoined twins», «conjoined with».

Examples

• These ten Sephiroth which are, moreover, ineffable, have their end even as their beginning, conjoined, even as is a flame to a burning coal: for our God is superlative in his unity, and does not permit any second one. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

Note

Formal and rare; in everyday speech say «join» or «combine». Past form: conjoined. The older term «Siamese twins» is now replaced by «conjoined twins» because it is considered outdated. Related grammar word: «conjunction».